Handbag material



Jufly 3Q, 19% B. KALISHER HANDBAG MATERIAL Filed Feb. 2 1945 m m m w.

Patented July 30, 1946 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE K HANDBAG MATERIAL Benjamin Kalisher, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., assignor to Wood-Flex Fashions Inc., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application February 21, 1945, Serial No. 579,038

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a ladys handbag.

The prime object of my invention centers about the provision of a ladys-handbag embodying a construction which lends itself to the production of handbag designs that are highly attractive and decorative.

The handbag of the present invention comprises in its essence a bag having an interlaced-block decorative casing. This interlaced-block decorative casing embodies such principles of construction that the following design and structural characteristics are obtainable: (a) the bag casings present distinctive and ornamental block and mosaic multi-tone designs, (7)) with any given block design different tonal and ornamental effects may be produced, and thereby an increased variety of decorative efiects are made possible with the utilized principles of construction, and (c) the bag structure possesses a desired balance between firmness and flexibility.

The present application embodies an improvement in the ladys handbag disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 481,066, filed March 30, 1943.

To the accomplishment of these objects and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention pertains to the provision of the novel handbag as sought to be defined in the appended claims and described in the following specification taken together with the annexed drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of an exemplified constructional form of the bag showing one of the designs that may be created by employing the constructional principles thereof;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the bag of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a bottom'plan view thereof;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of a portion thereof showing the assembled parts and explanatory of the manner of assembling the same;

Fig. 6 is a front view of a fragmentary part of the block design assembly of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a view of Fig. 6 taken in cross section in the plane of line 1-! of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the block piece used in the bag casing shown in the other figures, and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the plaque which is combined with the block of Fig. 8 in the making of the bag of the remaining figures.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing,

and having reference first to Figs. 1 to 4 thereof 2 1 V which show one of the many attractive bag designs that may be producedbyemploying the constructional principles of the invention, the handbag of the present invention comprises or is made up of an inner receptacle bag generallydesignated (which may, if desired, be stiffened by suitable sheet reinforcing material) to provide the side walls such as 26, 20 and end walls-22, 22. The top opening of this inner bag body B may be provided with any suitable closure means such as the slide fastener 24 which may extend over the full length of the open bag top as best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The bag B thus formed is inserted in the decorative bag casing C and the two are marginally united at their top edges.

The decorative bag casing C may-take many configurational forms, and in the embodiment shown is made up in the form of an open-top receptacle, the receptacle being formed to provide the front and rear walls 26 and 23, the side walls and 32 and the bottom wall..34, all of which Walls are made upof the interlaced-block struc-,- ture and design of the present invention. This interlaced-block structure, depicted in detail in Figs. 5 to 9 of the drawing, comprises a plurality of hollow blocks b, 12 arranged in closely abutting relation and built up in longitudinal and latitudinal series, the said blocks being interlaced by the crossed longitudinally disposed and transversely disposed lacing tapes t and t respectively. The blocks 1), b are combined or built with plaques p, p, assembled within and housed by the blocks, and the plaques p, p are also interlaced by the crossed lacing tapes t and t.

The blocks b, beach comprises, more specifically, a hollow element, best shown in Figs. '1 and 8 of the drawing, which may, for example, be

molded from a suitable plastic, formed to provide a top wall 36 and bounding flange side walls Each of the hollow blocks isformedin its top wall with an opening or window 49 which may be given any desired ornamental shape or configuration, as .best shown in Fig. 8 of, the

drawing. While a number of such windows may be formed in each block top wall to producethe desired efiects, a single central and enlarged opening or window is depicted in the exemplified con. struction. Each block is further provided in its top wall with through apertures 42, 42 spaced inwardly from the side walls 38, 38 of the block; and in the structural form exemplified, each block is provided with two pairs of oppositely disposed apertures 42, 42 of this character.

The plaques p, p consist of flat elements, preferably made of sheet stock, so designed and con fisurated as to be capable of being fitted in the hollows of the blocks b. b and when so fitted the plaques are exposed to view through the block windows 40. The shape and thickness of the plaques are such that they may be nested within the blocks, the marginal edges 44;, 44 o the plaques engaging with a loose fit the inner faces of the flange side walls 38, 3.8. of the blocks.

The plaques p, p are also preferably formed with openings 46, 46 which register with the apertures 42, 42 of the blocks so that the tapes-t and t when interlaced may be threaded through the registering block apertures and plaque openings. These plaques p, p may also be made of a plastic material, preferably contrasting in tone with that of the blocks b, b and may also be made of other materials such as an ornamental leather, in which event the blocks b, b and the plaques p, p offer attractive contrasts in both material and color.

In the completed casing C the longitudinal (horizontal) and latitudinal (vertical) series of blocks b, b are arranged with their side walls 38, 38 m abutting relation, the plaques p, p are nested and housed within the hollows of the blocks, and the blocks and the plaques are secured in these relations by the longitudinal (horizontal) lacing tapes 2?, t and the crossed lateral (vertical) lacing tapes 1?, t", as is best depicted in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawing. The lacing tapes t, it may be made of a material such as leather, harmonizing in material and tone with the plaques p, p. The tapes t and t thread in zigzag fashion through the blocks b, b and their I assembled plaques p, p in such manner that these tapes overlie the top walls 36, 36, of the blocks between adjacent apertures 42, 4.2 of adjacent blocks and underlie the said top walls of the blocks and the said plaques In 1) between opposed apertures The complete bag maybe assembled and finished in the following way: .each horizontal series of blocks 1), b with their nested plaques may be separately assembled by means of an interlacing tape t, the open ends of the tape being tied together inside of the assembly. The horizontal groups formed, each arranged in rectangular for. mation as shown in Fig. 3, are then united toather and also to the bottom block series 34 by means of the Vertical tapes t, t, the upper ends of these tapesibeing secured to the, top edges 54 ot the walls 20 and 22 of the receptacle bag B linsertedin the bag casing C) as by being threaded through apertures 55. (see Fig. formed therein, it will be observed that. the blocks are united together the assembling operation, and the plaqu s are secured in position in the blocks merely by the interlaced crossed tapes t, 1?.

With this recited structure, the decorative casing C embodies the construction and produces the ornamental appearance best shown in Figs.

4 l to 4 of the drawing. What is visible to the eye are the crossed series of blocks b, 1?, apparently joined together at their abutting edges by tape pieces 50, 50, the block being apparently embossed on the plaques or the inset plaques appearing as an intaglio efiect in the blocks. The tapes and plaques being made of materials and in colors contrasting with those of the blocks produce highly attractive results, heightened by the configurated design imparted to the block windows. The result is a highly ornamental bag design. and a construction which lends itself by simple changes (the shape of the window, the ornamental character of the plaque, the different materials and colors used) to the making of a large variety of designs.

' structurally, a bag casing is produced which has the desired balance between firmness or rigidity and flexibility or yieldability. It will be observed best by reference to Figs. 6 and 7 that each side wall of the casing C possesses greatflexibility when the blocks are moved in one direction about the overlying tape sections 50, 50 as a pivot, and limited flexibility when the parts are moved in the o posite direction about these sections as the pivot. The bag casing composed'as it is of two side walls having the opposing characteristics one relative to the other, there results a bag casing body which possesses the desired balance between bag rigidity and bag flexibility.

The handbag of the present invention, the manner of making the same and the advantages thereof will, in the main be fully apparent from the above detailed description thereof. By means of the involved structural principles, distinctive and ornamental block and mosaic multi-tone do signs are produceable. The butt relation of the blocks, the conspicuousness of the overlying tape tie sections at the abutting walls of the blocks, the color and material contrasts of the parts, the configuration of the ornamental windows in the blocks, the relative depth or elevation of the blocks and the plaques are all factors in producing the rather startling and pleasing decorative bag design and the variety of designs possible. The bag may be quickly assembled from its component parts and the resulting bag possesses the desired structural characteristics described.

While I have shown my invention. in a preferred form, it. will be understood that many changes may be made in the structure and desig'n'without departing from the spirit of the invention defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A decorative material for a handbag comprising an interlaced-block decorative assembly, said decorative assembly comprising hollow blocks each having a top wall and flange side walls, said blocks being arranged in longitudinal and latitudinal series with their side walls in abutting relation, windows in the top walls of said blocks, plaques in the hollows of said blocks and exposed through said windows, the said blocks being provided in their top walls with through apertures. spaced inwardly from their side walls, said apertures being in opposed pairs in each. of the blocks, and interlacing securing said blocks together and holding the same in said abutting relation and functioning to secure the plaques in position, the interlacing comprising crossed lacing tapes which thread in zigzag fashion through the apertures in the blocks, overlie the top walls of the blocks between adjacent apertures of adjacent blocks and underlie the said top walls of the blocks and said plaques between opposed apertures of the blocks.

2. A decorative material for a handbag comprising an interlacing-block decorative assembly therefor, said decorative assembly comprising hollow blocks each having a top wall and flange side walls, said blocks being arranged in longitudinal and latitudinal series with their side walls in abutting relation, central decorative windows in the top walls of said blocks, decorative plaques in the hollows of said blocks and exposed through said windows, the said blocks being provided in their top walls with through apertures spaced inwardly from their side walls, said aperture being in opposed pairs in each of the blocks, the said plaques being provided with opening registering with said apertures, and interlacing securing said blocks together and holding the same in said abutting relation and functioning to secure the plaques in position, the interlacing comprising crossed lacing tapes which thread in zigzag fashion through the aperture in the blocks and the opening in the plaques, overlie the top walls of the block between adjacent apertures of adjacent blocks and underlie the said top walls of the blocks and said plaques between opposed apertures of the blocks.

3. A decorative material for a handbag comprising an interlaced-block decorative assembly therefor, said decorative assembly comprising hollow blocks each having a top wall and flange side walls, said block being arranged in longitudinal and latitudinal series with their side walls in abutting relation, central decorative windows in the top walls of said filling the hollows of said blocks and exposed through said windows, the said block being provided in their top walls with through apertures blocks, decorative plaques 3 spaced inwardly from their side walls, said apertures being in opposed pairs in each of the blocks, the said plaques being provided with openings registering with said apertures, and interlacing securing said blocks together and holding the same in said abutting relation and functioning to secure the plaques in position, the interlacing comprising crossed lacing tapes which thread in zigzag fashion through the apertures in the blocks and the openings in the plaques, overlie the top walls of the blocks between adjacent apertures of adjacent blocks and underlie the said top walls of the blocks and said plaques between opposed apertures of the blocks.

4. A decorative material for a handbag comprising an interlaced-block decorative assembly, said decorative assembly comprising hollow blocks each having a top wall and flange side walls, said block being arranged in longitudinal and latitudinal series with their side Walls in abutting relation, decorative windows in the top walls of said blocks, decorative plaque filling the hollows 01" said blocks and exposed through said windows, a

the said blocks being provided in their top walls with through apertures spaced inwardly from their side walls, said apertures being in opposed pairs in each'of the blocks, and interlacing securing said blocks and plaques together and holding the blocks in said abutting relation, the interlacing comprising crossed lacing tapes which thread in zigzag fashion through the apertures in the blocks, overlie the top Walls of the blocks between adjacent apertures of adjacent blocks and underlie the said top walls of the blocks and said plaques between opposed apertures of the blocks.

BENJAMIN KALISHER. 

